Gavin Donovan Moore was born at 6:10pm on 8/14/09! He weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 inches long:)
Friday, August 14, 2009
Baby Boy Moore is HERE!!!
Gavin Donovan Moore was born on 8/14/2009 at 6:10pm. He was 8 pounds 12 ounces and 20 inches long:) More updates to come soon:)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
2 trips to L&D
Oh Baby Moore...He is just making us work so hard! Yesterday Mom and I went to Dayle's house to go swimming and relax...and first we went out to lunch. I had not felt little baby move very much all morning and at all after lunch. So I waited and ate some candy...still nothing. I was really nervous so I called Dr. Jaki. She told me to go to L & D to just make sure the heartbeat was OK. So we went and they put me on the monitor to hear his heartbeat. Everything sounded great...I was contracting every 3 minutes, but that's not new!!! SO just when we thought it was OK and we would leave, they took my blood pressure and it was pretty high...160's over 90's and for me (or any person) that is too high. So we waited....and waited....and it remained high. So they did some blood work to make sure that everything looked OK. All the blood work came back within normal limits, so that was very reassuring. Then after a little while longer my blood pressure came down enough for them to send me home! Sheesh, what a day.
We went to L & D again this morning because they wanted me to follow-up with a non-stress test (For movement, HR, Contractions) and a blood pressure check. Everything was normal, and my blood pressure was down...still a little elevated for me, but an OK number. SO we left and hopefully don't need to go back until the big day!
All I know is that I LOVE my doctor and the nurses at the hospital. They are great. I was in and out pretty fast, they are very thorough, and very nice and helpful. There is nothing like hearing the babies heartbeat on the monitor...such a nice sound:)
Still 3cm, 70% Effaced, and contracting all the time. Poor Mom, she saw the monitor with the contractions and was so excited to see them all...then I had to explain that they meant nothing because it has been happening for the past 2 months;)
So we wait! We have 39 week appointment tomorrow morning...hopefully have some updates!!!
We went to L & D again this morning because they wanted me to follow-up with a non-stress test (For movement, HR, Contractions) and a blood pressure check. Everything was normal, and my blood pressure was down...still a little elevated for me, but an OK number. SO we left and hopefully don't need to go back until the big day!
All I know is that I LOVE my doctor and the nurses at the hospital. They are great. I was in and out pretty fast, they are very thorough, and very nice and helpful. There is nothing like hearing the babies heartbeat on the monitor...such a nice sound:)
Still 3cm, 70% Effaced, and contracting all the time. Poor Mom, she saw the monitor with the contractions and was so excited to see them all...then I had to explain that they meant nothing because it has been happening for the past 2 months;)
So we wait! We have 39 week appointment tomorrow morning...hopefully have some updates!!!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
38 Weeks
Today I am 38 weeks pregnant! This is the best I have felt in a really long time. (Physically and emotionally) I have been doing so much lately and feel so good about it. My Mom got here Monday and ever since we have been having so much fun:) I am really able to relax because the baby could come any day and he would be fine!
I am back to doing every thing normally...we go shopping, out to eat, and I am able to do it most of the time without needing to sit. I am able to clean and cook again...and even do laundry! (I actually like doing laundry:) Mom has kept me pretty busy and I think I need it! It is really so nice to have her here with me, we are able to do so much together and I really miss that. We even were able to go to about 20 garage sales yesterday! Today we went to the Great Mall in Milpitas to meet Dayle, Virgil, Marisa, Pam and kids for dim sum! After brunch we walked around the mall and it was the most walking I have done in a LONG time! Everything seems like it is back to normal and now I am just enjoying each and every day of the end of this pregnancy...It really is fun to be pregnant and I am finally able to remember this again.
Went to the doctor Friday and had a really good appointment. I am up 2 pounds again...thought I was done gaining all that weight;) I am 3cm dilated and 70% effaced. Baby still measures big, maybe somewhere around 8.5 pounds....but that's just a guess! We talked about inducing labor if he starts to get too big...but at this point hes not "too big" and I would like to wait for things to happen on their own. She says that I am a "favorable" candidate for induction because I am already effaced and dilated...so she thinks an induction would work out, if that would be what I wanted. At this point I am not miserable with contractions (I am finally OK with the constant ones because now I WANT them to start labor!) Dr. Jaki scheduled me to have an induction on 8/20 just in case its what we want because it is only 1 day prior to my due date...so until then we will wait and enjoy things as much as we can!
Baby Development This Week:
Baby is done developing and is now just "practicing" breathing for when he comes out. He is somewhere between 7-8 pounds? The size of a leek!
I am back to doing every thing normally...we go shopping, out to eat, and I am able to do it most of the time without needing to sit. I am able to clean and cook again...and even do laundry! (I actually like doing laundry:) Mom has kept me pretty busy and I think I need it! It is really so nice to have her here with me, we are able to do so much together and I really miss that. We even were able to go to about 20 garage sales yesterday! Today we went to the Great Mall in Milpitas to meet Dayle, Virgil, Marisa, Pam and kids for dim sum! After brunch we walked around the mall and it was the most walking I have done in a LONG time! Everything seems like it is back to normal and now I am just enjoying each and every day of the end of this pregnancy...It really is fun to be pregnant and I am finally able to remember this again.
Went to the doctor Friday and had a really good appointment. I am up 2 pounds again...thought I was done gaining all that weight;) I am 3cm dilated and 70% effaced. Baby still measures big, maybe somewhere around 8.5 pounds....but that's just a guess! We talked about inducing labor if he starts to get too big...but at this point hes not "too big" and I would like to wait for things to happen on their own. She says that I am a "favorable" candidate for induction because I am already effaced and dilated...so she thinks an induction would work out, if that would be what I wanted. At this point I am not miserable with contractions (I am finally OK with the constant ones because now I WANT them to start labor!) Dr. Jaki scheduled me to have an induction on 8/20 just in case its what we want because it is only 1 day prior to my due date...so until then we will wait and enjoy things as much as we can!
Baby Development This Week:
Baby is done developing and is now just "practicing" breathing for when he comes out. He is somewhere between 7-8 pounds? The size of a leek!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
37 Week Belly Shots
Beware, these are some serious 9.5 month pregnant belly pictures! I really don't feel as HUGE as I look, but I guess I am:)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Finally Here!
Today I am officially 37 weeks pregnant and considered FULL TERM! The time is finally here and I am so excited! If I went into labor now, the baby would be just fine and be a nice healthy weight:)
Now that this pregnancy is reaching the end, I am realizing that I am really having a baby! It has really not hit me yet, and I know it probably won't until I am holding him in my arms. This entire pregnancy I have thought about what the labor will be like and what may happen...but I have not pictured myself as the one in labor! I am realizing that it will be me, and I will have to go through labor to get this baby! Ah, a little scary! I wonder how I will do with the pain...I just hope that the epidural works like it should!
Baby Moore does have a name...and we will announce it when he is here! Sorry, No hints!
This little guy has been moving around just the same, and continues to kick and push on my ribs. I read that soon he should "drop" and I will feel him less in my ribs...well that has definitely not happened yet! The other day when he was kicking my side like a soccer ball, I could actually see his little foot! I kept thinking there is no way that I see the outline of a foot, but it really was! I am pretty sure I could tell where the toes were too! It is so amazing, I can't believe that there is a little baby in me just ready to come out!
On Monday night Derek and Dayle went to the hospital to take an infant/child CPR class:) I thought it was a good idea that all of us who will be taking care of the baby are trained in CPR...It is a very important skill to have!
Yesterday I had my 37 week appointment and it was the best appointment yet. My weight has not changed since last week which was nice because I had gained so much last week! My GBS test came back negative, which means I will not need antibiotics during labor, so that was good news too! Next Dr. Jaki measured my belly and it measured 41cm, which is nice and big;) When she was feeling the baby to make sure the head was down, she mentioned that she thought he felt kind of "big." So then she brought in the ultrasound machine so we could take a look at the baby. Right away when she measured his head she told us that it measured big and he might be a big baby! After she took all the other measurements she gave us a "projected" weight of the baby......8 POUNDS!!!! I laughed and said "Oh, you mean he may weigh 8 pounds when he is full term???" She said "No, that's about what he weighs now!" Ack! I could not believe that she just told me this!!! I was nervous but thrilled!!! Sounds huge, but that's what we have been hoping for all along! When all this started we were hoping to make it to a point that the baby was a healthy weight...now he really is! I was so relieved and happy. Then Dr. Jaki checked my cervix and told me I was around 2-3cm dilated and 70% effaced! She also said that I am "free" from bedrest and I can do whatever I want now:)
Mom will be here in just 2 short days!!! She gets in on Monday night and I am so excited to see her:)
Baby Development This Week:
Baby Moore is now the size of swiss chard;) He is "Full Term" and should do just fine if born now! His lungs are mature and his body is almost as big as it will get! Dr. estimates Baby Moore is around 8 pounds now!
Now that this pregnancy is reaching the end, I am realizing that I am really having a baby! It has really not hit me yet, and I know it probably won't until I am holding him in my arms. This entire pregnancy I have thought about what the labor will be like and what may happen...but I have not pictured myself as the one in labor! I am realizing that it will be me, and I will have to go through labor to get this baby! Ah, a little scary! I wonder how I will do with the pain...I just hope that the epidural works like it should!
Baby Moore does have a name...and we will announce it when he is here! Sorry, No hints!
This little guy has been moving around just the same, and continues to kick and push on my ribs. I read that soon he should "drop" and I will feel him less in my ribs...well that has definitely not happened yet! The other day when he was kicking my side like a soccer ball, I could actually see his little foot! I kept thinking there is no way that I see the outline of a foot, but it really was! I am pretty sure I could tell where the toes were too! It is so amazing, I can't believe that there is a little baby in me just ready to come out!
On Monday night Derek and Dayle went to the hospital to take an infant/child CPR class:) I thought it was a good idea that all of us who will be taking care of the baby are trained in CPR...It is a very important skill to have!
Yesterday I had my 37 week appointment and it was the best appointment yet. My weight has not changed since last week which was nice because I had gained so much last week! My GBS test came back negative, which means I will not need antibiotics during labor, so that was good news too! Next Dr. Jaki measured my belly and it measured 41cm, which is nice and big;) When she was feeling the baby to make sure the head was down, she mentioned that she thought he felt kind of "big." So then she brought in the ultrasound machine so we could take a look at the baby. Right away when she measured his head she told us that it measured big and he might be a big baby! After she took all the other measurements she gave us a "projected" weight of the baby......8 POUNDS!!!! I laughed and said "Oh, you mean he may weigh 8 pounds when he is full term???" She said "No, that's about what he weighs now!" Ack! I could not believe that she just told me this!!! I was nervous but thrilled!!! Sounds huge, but that's what we have been hoping for all along! When all this started we were hoping to make it to a point that the baby was a healthy weight...now he really is! I was so relieved and happy. Then Dr. Jaki checked my cervix and told me I was around 2-3cm dilated and 70% effaced! She also said that I am "free" from bedrest and I can do whatever I want now:)
Mom will be here in just 2 short days!!! She gets in on Monday night and I am so excited to see her:)
Baby Development This Week:
Baby Moore is now the size of swiss chard;) He is "Full Term" and should do just fine if born now! His lungs are mature and his body is almost as big as it will get! Dr. estimates Baby Moore is around 8 pounds now!
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